President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will visit Rolling Fork on Friday after a tornado devastated the lower Mississippi Delta town.
by Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today March 29, 2023 President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will visit Rolling Fork on Friday following last week's devastating tornado, according to a White House statement. Tornadoes ripped through Mississippi on March 24, leaving at least 21 dead, dozens injured and a trail of destruction throughout the Delta and into the state’s northern region. Rolling Fork, the lower Delta town where the Bidens will visit, took a direct hit from an EF-4 tornado.
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